Across the United States, state laws designate licensed mental health professionals (MHPs) as mandated reporters when they have reasonable suspicion of child abuse or neglect (Ettinger, 2022). This ...

"This child is traumatized. She's been through a horrific ordeal," Muskogee County Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson said of the incident The mother and stepfather of an 11-year-old girl in ...

Child neglect is the most common form of maltreatment, involving failure to provide basic needs or proper supervision, often difficult to define precisely. Originating from Latin meaning “not to heed, ...

This article discusses the correlation between child abuse and domestic violence. "Child neglect is the most frequently reported category of child maltreatment in New York, the United States, and ...

JOHANNESBURG - The case against Limpopo grandparents who have been arrested in connection with the disappearance of Omphile Sethole has put the spotlight on child neglect. Dr Shaheda Omar from the ...

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis mother is in jail accused of child neglect for the second time. Court records show the suspect was on probation for a deadly case of child neglect when police were ...